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shira

(30,109 posts)
Mon Jul 14, 2014, 08:49 PM Jul 2014

Arab World Hopes Israel Destroys Hamas

The Arab world, as a default, rallies around Hamas against Israel on any and all issues. Muslim countries in conflict, such as Saudi Arabia and Iran, as well as other Muslim countries came together last week at the UN in attempt to have Israel condemned for their so-called aggression in Gaza.

However, in the wake of the ever evolving geo-political reality in the Middle East, this seems to be only lip service, and the Arab World is actually interested in the IDF seriously hindering Hamas’ terror activities. They see the atrocities and massacres committed by Islamists on a daily basis in Iraq and Syria and are beginning to ask themselves if these serve the interests of Arabs and Muslims worldwide. A growing number of Arabs and Muslims are fed up with the Islamist terrorists who are imposing a reign of terror and intimidation in the Arab world.

Senior journalist Khaled Abu-Toameh, writing for Gatestone, reports that over the past week there are voices coming out of Egypt and some Arab countries, voices that publicly support the Israeli military operation against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Isolated and under attack, Hamas now realizes that it has lost the sympathy of many Egyptians and Arabs. Egypt’s Prime Minister announced this week that Israel is insistent on continuing what he defined as aggression, and is waiting for Israel’s willingness for a cease fire. However, President Abdel Fattah Sisi has thus far turned down appeals from Palestinians and other Arabs to work toward achieving a new ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Palestinian Authority [PA] President Mahmoud Abbas telephoned Sisi and urged him to intervene to achieve an “immediate ceasefire” between Israel and Hamas. Abbas later admitted that his appeal to Sisi and, other Arab leaders, had fallen on deaf ears.

Sisi’s decision not to intervene in the current crisis did not come as a surprise. In fact, Sisi and many Egyptians seem to be delighted that Hamas is being badly hurt. Some Egyptians are even openly expressing hope that Israel will completely destroy Hamas, which they regard as the “armed branch of the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist organization.” “Thank you Netanyahu and may God give us more people like you to destroy Hamas!” Wrote Azza Sami, of the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram. Sisi’s Egypt has not forgiven Hamas for its alliance with Muslim Brotherhood and its involvement in terrorist attacks against Egyptian civilians and soldiers over the past year.

Read more at http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/18171/arab-world-hopes-israel-destroys-hamas/#A0FfispQbKxXdZfl.99

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Arab World Hopes Israel Destroys Hamas (Original Post) shira Jul 2014 OP
Well, pelting Gazans with over a thousand missiles isn't going to do the trick Scootaloo Jul 2014 #1
I guess we'll see. n/t shira Jul 2014 #2
Sisi is killing his own people, in record numbers. Not exactly a guy to plea your cause to. n/t Jefferson23 Jul 2014 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author cerveza_gratis Jul 2014 #4
I doubt he has any intention of stopping. n/t Jefferson23 Jul 2014 #5
 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
1. Well, pelting Gazans with over a thousand missiles isn't going to do the trick
Mon Jul 14, 2014, 09:01 PM
Jul 2014

do you believe Israel is serious about "taking out" Hamas, Shira? I have my doubts, but how about you?

Response to Jefferson23 (Reply #3)

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